#autchat Transcript
Healthcare social media transcript of the #autchat hashtag.
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 | #AutChat mod @autchatmod Welcome to #AutChat, a weekly chat for autistic & similar people Sundays 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 8pm UTC / 9pm BST! https://t.co/rRrhi8Ysri #AutChat hosts chats on topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: https://t.co/F56bZKXGAW |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod #AutChat is a tag for autistic people & "autistic cousins" (people with similar experiences due to hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, ADHD, etc). We welcome autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-dx'd, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod We post transcripts of the weekly chats to our website, https://t.co/QrdW2e85Ey. We link to them on the #AutChat tag and on our Facebook page. Transcripts are created with Wakelet, and are visible there and on our site. |
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| #AutChat mod @autchatmod For #AutChat announcements and weekly questions, follow this account. DM us to request reminder tweets (we get a lot of notifications during AutChat and sometimes don’t see replies). How to participate in #AutChat and other twitter chats: https://t.co/SkuXgvACRk |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Questions are prefaced Q0, Q1, Q2, etc. When you reply, preface tweets with A0, A1, etc & include "#AutChat" so others see them! Please capitalize it as #AutChat to make it more accessible to screenreaders. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, mood dysregulation. Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're tweeted to answer): https://t.co/M6LnqYru59 |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Today’s #AutChat is on mood dysregulation: Intense emotional responses to situations, and difficulty managing those responses. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Autistic and similarly neurodivergent people can have difficulty with mood regulation. This can also be due to co-occurring mood or personality disorders. You can answer about those during this chat too. #AutChat |
 | Helen Rottier @helenrottier A0: Helen, 23, she/her, autistic grad student in Chicago I’m currently dealing with burnout/emotional dysregulation/mental health stuff- might just be following along this week. #AutChat #AutBurnout |
 | Emma Brumage-Kilcourse @ebkwriter A0: Hi! I'm Emma and I'm a college student and (hopefully) future activist. I'm interested in today's topic because of how it intersects with stereotypes about people like me, how we feel too little or too much. #AutChat |
 | Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr Hello, I am Solveig, and I am here for #AutChat with my #AutCat! 😸 #AutChat A0 |
 | Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @autchatmod A0: Hi, I'm Zoe. I'm an autistic college student. Emotions are hard. I've been slowly figuring them out my whole life, and I'm still not great at it, though I have gotten better at it. #AutChat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q1: Do you ever have difficulty with mood dysregulation—intense emotional responses and/or difficulty managing them? If so, in what kinds of situations? #AutChat |
 | Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT A0. Hello folks! Today's topic is definitely fascinating. #autchat |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr Yes. Last night when I was trying to make my web browser update working, and it wouldn't work, I had some pretty intense emotional reactions. (Not asking for advice...) I think it's in stressful situations where I'm 99% sure others won't quite get it. #AutChat A1 |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @autchatmod A1. I wear my emotions on my sleeve when I play golf. I probably will have a dozen or two F-bombs throughout the round. #autchat |
| Helen Rottier @helenrottier A1: I’m currently cycling through feeling okay, panicking, feeling depressed, and then spurts of mania where I get my work done. Huge emotional dysregulation. 🙃😭😡 #AutChat #AutBurnout |
 | Clayton M. Davis (he/him) 🏳️🌈✊🏾✍🏾🎶🛸 @ClaytonMDavis RT @autisticb4mmr: Yes. Last night when I was trying to make my web browser update working, and it wouldn't work, I had some pretty intense emotional reactions. (Not asking for advice...) I think it's in stressful situations where I'm 99% sure others won't quite get it. #AutChat A1 |
 | CarrieHall1001.bsky.social @CarrieHall1001 Q1:Yes, it’s twofold. Perception by others vs actually over or under-reacting. Often I’m perceived as being angry, based on time of voice when in fact I’m not. #AutChat |
| Emma Brumage-Kilcourse @ebkwriter A1: I often find that everyone around me thinks I should have emotions I seem to lack, like I should be angrier at people who hurt me or less accepting of a loss. #AutChat |
| Helen Rottier @helenrottier Part of #AutBurnout means my brain stops regulating everything, especially emotions. #AutChat |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @autchatmod A1: Not all my emotions are intense and/or uncontrollable, but it's not unusual for me, either. All sorts of situations can spark intense emotions. If you've seen Data in Star Trek: Generations, you've seen what it can be like. #AutChat |
| CarrieHall1001.bsky.social @CarrieHall1001 #AutChat |
| Emma Brumage-Kilcourse @ebkwriter A1:I also find that when I'm in full masking mode I'm fair-to-good at hiding it when I do overreact to something. #AutChat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q2: Do other people ever think your emotional reaction is too intense when you think it’s an appropriate response? #AutChat |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @autchatmod A2. Luckily, because people get frustrated often, so people just see that as a passionate person about the game. #autchat |
 | Bogi Takács PERSON🌻 @bogiperson@wandering.shop @bogiperson RT @autchatmod: #AutChat for #ActuallyAutistic and similar in 1 hour, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 8pm UTC / 9pm BST. Topic: #AutChat for #ActuallyAutistic and similar in 1 hour, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 8pm UTC / 9pm BST. Topic: mood dysregulation. If you want to read the questions ahead of time: https://t.co/M6LnqYru59 |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @autchatmod A2: Too often to fully describe. #AutChat |
| Helen Rottier @helenrottier RT @ExogeologyRocks: @autchatmod A2: @autchatmod A2: Too often to fully describe. #AutChat |
 | Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist A0: I'm Zack. I'm 34 & live in Chicago. I'm autistic & blind, & also have ADHD, chronic depression, & social anxiety. I'm pretty brain foggy today so not sure I'll be able to get at exactly what I mean to say, but going to try anyway. |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr Reminder that if you forget to use the #AutChat hashtag, just quote tweet and say #AutChat there -- then we'll get to see the tweet itself in our timeline. Thanks! |
 | Nicole |•'-'•)و✧ 🍂🍁💐🌼🌻🍄🍀💮 @hazelnutfondant RT @autchatmod: Q1: Q1: Do you ever have difficulty with mood dysregulation—intense emotional responses and/or difficulty managing them? If so, in what kinds of situations? #AutChat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Yes, this. Thank you! #AutChat |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist #autChat |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @autchatmod A2 part 2: A lot of times are when I'm expected to move past something instead of working through it fully so I can understand. How am I supposed to do better in the future if I don't know what went wrong or what would have made it better? #AutChat |
| Helen Rottier @helenrottier cw: institutionalization . . . A2: I’m often looking ahead in a crisis, so when I think I need more intensive care/inpatient, my healthcare providers and family think I’m actually okay. #AutChat |
 | Oswin Latimer @OG_Latimer @autchatmod #AutChat Q0: I'm Oswin. I'm an autistic parent, activist and educator. It's been 12 years since I was diagnosed. I also have CPTSD which affects my mood dysregulation and things I do to keep it in check. So keep that in mind as "your mileage may vary." |
| Oswin Latimer @OG_Latimer @autchatmod #AutChat Q1: I would say they're at least once a day I just emotionally cannot deal. |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist A1: Yes. In basically any situation I get frustrated by: tech troubleshooting, cooking, overwhelming sensory environments, & especially when I'm trying to communicate something that I have an intuitive understanding of but can't word things how I want. #AutChat |
| Helen Rottier @helenrottier RT @asparenting: @autchatmod #AutChat Q1: I would say they're at least once a day I just emotionally cannot deal. |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr Generally not, but that's because I learned how to bottle up my feelings until I can self isolate, and THEN I let my emotions out. So I could carry a lot of emotional tension for days, then get home and release it all where nobody can see. #AutChat A2 |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @RebeccaELong Yes to all of this! For me, the intense joy is why I'm sometimes willing to accept the other intense emotions--it's just how I feel things. (Of course, there are also times when it's hard to accept emotions at all, but hey.) #AutChat |
| Oswin Latimer @OG_Latimer @autchatmod #Autchat Q2: I'm lucky to be around a lot of people who are very understanding and accepting that I'm Autistic. In the past, there were a lot of people who told me my reactions were over the top. |
 | Myk - 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 - Here To Help @mykola RT @JustGrist: A1: Yes. In basically any situation I get frustrated by: A1: Yes. In basically any situation I get frustrated by: tech troubleshooting, cooking, overwhelming sensory environments, & especially when I'm trying to communicate something that I have an intuitive understanding of but can't word things how I want. #AutChat |
| Myk - 🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 - Here To Help @mykola This was my entire childhood and happens to this day when I am under stress. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q3: Do you ever have difficulty telling whether a strong emotional response is reasonable (or helpful) for the current situation? If so, how do you try to figure it out? #AutChat |
| Helen Rottier @helenrottier RT @ExogeologyRocks: @RebeccaELong Yes to all of this! For me, the intense joy is why I'm sometimes willing to accept the other intense emotions--it's just how I feel things. (Of course, there are also times when it's hard to accept emotions at all, but hey.) #AutChat |
 | 🧚♀️ @AutisticAndCute Always and I don't |
| Oswin Latimer @OG_Latimer @autchatmod #AutChat Q3: I don't even try to think if it's reasonable or helpful. That's too much pressure and makes things go even longer. I'd rather just be in that moment. Letting go of others perception of what my emotions are supposed to look like is very freeing. |
| Emma Brumage-Kilcourse @ebkwriter A2: I talked about the reverse, but this happens as well. Generally I get accused of taking (what I think are rather serious!) things too seriously, as if I should lighten up and care less about things. #AutChat |
| Emma Brumage-Kilcourse @ebkwriter A3: I've learned to put aside my actual emotional response and use my logical brain to figure out what the response is supposed to be. They're totally separate. #AutChat |
| Nicole |•'-'•)و✧ 🍂🍁💐🌼🌻🍄🍀💮 @hazelnutfondant RT @autchatmod: Q3: Q3: Do you ever have difficulty telling whether a strong emotional response is reasonable (or helpful) for the current situation? If so, how do you try to figure it out? #AutChat |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @autchatmod A3: I generally come to a conclusion about whether an intense emotion is reasonable pretty easily, but that doesn't mean the people around me agree. #AutChat |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr Yes, I have difficulty. The problem that I have is not knowing whether or not bio needs are messing with emotions. I get headaches when it rains, but I don't realize that I have a headache. I'm just upset. #AutChat A3 <1/2> |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr So I'll be upset about something and then I'll realize it's raining, then I'll take something for a headache I don't realize I've got, and then I'll wait a few minutes, and things will get somewhat better. I always get my feelings confused. #AutChat A3 <2/2> |
 | KassieMac @TheKassieMac @autchatmod If they’d been through anything close to our usual daily experiences they’d understand that our reactions *are* perfectly rational & appropriate. Taking reactions out of context is a tactic used to justify shame&blame, preserving their comfy delusions. #AutChat #ActuallyAutistic |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @autchatmod A3 part 2: Not only do people think I'm too intense (which I've come to think of as a normal reaction to me), but sometimes *I'm* certain I'm feeling more strongly than is appropriate, and other people disagree with *that*. What in the world? #AutChat |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist A1: Sudden loud noises also trigger a lot of fear, even panic if I'm in a busy sensory environment. Sudden pain makes me instantly intensely angry, though I think I've made progress some w that. #AutChat |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist A1: Being interrupted also makes me angrier than I think it should, especially if I'm in hyperfocus mode. That's probably crossover b/t autism & ADHD. #AutChat |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist A2: Of course. This has been people's reaction to me many times, so much so that I've deeply internalized that most of my emotional reactions are too intense. #AutChat |
 | Ramona @QuartzDisc RT @autchatmod: Autistic and similarly neurodivergent people can have difficulty with mood regulation. This can also be due to co-occurring mood or personality disorders. You can answer about those during this chat too. #AutChat |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist This is really interesting to me, bc it speaks to which expressions of anger are seen as appropriate & which ones aren't. #AutChat |
| Ramona @QuartzDisc @autchatmod A1: I’ve always felt things so intensely. I figured it was the highly sensitive person personality. Sometimes I wish i could hide it more. #AutChat |
| Ramona @QuartzDisc @autchatmod A2: absolutely. #AutChat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q4: What helps you regulate strong negative emotional reactions (prevent them, calm down after having them, etc)? Do you ever need to regulate positive emotional responses? #AutChat |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr @endeverstar This makes a lot of sense, really. Like... certain kinds of physical touch ALWAYS causes flashbacks for me, and is ALWAYS extremely upsetting. So except for rare conditions, people are never allowed to touch my hands. #AutChat |
| Ramona @QuartzDisc @autchatmod A3: I watch those around me and hide or modify to match. Except I’m always a little late so it’s... a little obvious. #AutChat |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @ebkwriter Ooh, that "should care less" thing. That's the worst. #AutChat |
 | Michael Cohn @AMichaelCohn @autchatmod A3: Yes. Sometimes I get furiously annoyed / contemptuous at someone and I need to stop and ask: 1. Are they pushing one of my known buttons? 2. Am I comparing myself to them and feeling ashamed / inferior? ... #AutChat |
| Michael Cohn @AMichaelCohn @autchatmod 3. Have I started looking for reasons to be annoyed with them instead of reacting to what they're actually doing? I catch myself doing this a lot. #AutChat |
| Ramona @QuartzDisc @autchatmod A4: Haven’t figured out how to prevent them except to avoid triggers. After the fact... I sometimes have a delayed reaction bc of trauma so it can take a bit to catch up. I try to give myself room to disappear into a game or book or movie if i need it. #AutChat |
| Michael Cohn @AMichaelCohn @autchatmod But to be fair, I think NT people might do the same thing a lot and just be less aware about it / less willing to question themselves. #AutChat |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist RT @ExogeologyRocks: @autchatmod A2 part 2: @autchatmod A2 part 2: A lot of times are when I'm expected to move past something instead of working through it fully so I can understand. How am I supposed to do better in the future if I don't know what went wrong or what would have made it better? #AutChat |
 | ninjabob @therealninjabob RT @autchatmod: Q4: Q4: What helps you regulate strong negative emotional reactions (prevent them, calm down after having them, etc)? Do you ever need to regulate positive emotional responses? #AutChat |
| Oswin Latimer @OG_Latimer @autchatmod #AutChat Q4: Prevention: I do everything to keep my day to day stress extremely low. Work from home, on my schedule. Don't do more than one appointment per day. Have at least one day you recover when I have a full day. Automate as much as I can. Nap if I need to. 1/ |
| Michael Cohn @AMichaelCohn @JustGrist Ohhh yes, I know that one. It's like there was a tremendous amount of energy tied up in the bonds between me and the object of my concentration, and suddenly someone snaps them and it's like, BOOM #AutChat |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @autchatmod A4 part 1: Time alone helps with everything. I can't entirely prevent strong negative emotions, but some helpful things for me include avoiding sensory overload, getting enough sleep, and getting some sun and exercise (taking a walk is always a good idea for me). #AutChat |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr [cn:food] I have a bio needs checklist to make sure that I'm not ignoring something important! Sometimes, I realize I haven't eaten in a whole day! @A_Silent_Child I had breakfast today, just letting you know! But sometimes I forget, and then get confused. #AutChat A4 <1/3> |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr Sometimes, I have designated friends remind me to do stuff, too... and that's really nice. In case you're wondering why I tagged @A_Silent_Child hehehehe #AutChat A4 <3/3> |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr I'll often times need to physically remove myself from sources of stimulus so I can properly think. Sometimes it'll be listening to loud music, other times it's sneaking off to the bathroom. #AutChat A4 <2/3> |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist A3: I can do this sometimes, but not always. Sometimes I'm in the thick of the emotion already & then all I can do is get through it, examine it later, & try to do it differently in the future if necessary. #AutChat |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist A3: I think that the times when I'm not able to examine in the moment are times when I'm in a bad sensory environment, or have had a lot of frustration built up already, or some combination of both. #AutChat |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @autchatmod A4 part 2: Hormones make a lot of difference, too. A lot of the time when I'm upset at everything and even *I* think it's a bit much, it's hormones. #AutChat |
| Michael Cohn @AMichaelCohn @autchatmod A1: Comparatively minor, but sometimes when I'm stuck on a task and can't make progress I'll abruptly feel like I'm suffocating. Trapped. Want to scream or break things or cry. But mostly it really feels like I can't breathe. #AutChat |
| Michael Cohn @AMichaelCohn @autchatmod Luckily it doesn't last that long, but the suddenness and physicality of it are remarkable. #AutChat |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist Yes. These are the kind of questions I sometimes end up asking myself, usually after the fact, so that I can identify when it's happening in the future. It's not helpful that some people's idea of humor is intentionally pushing other people's buttons. #AutChat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod The scheduled #AutChat is wrapping up. It's fine to keep chatting, join in late, or use the tag at other times! |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Next Sunday’s #AutChat is on memory. Sun Sep 22, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 8pm UTC / 9pm BST. https://t.co/CSZSzQfxKI If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Reminder: We create weekly transcripts of #AutChat using Wakelet, and post them to our website. We also link to them from our Facebook and Twitter accounts. To be excluded from transcripts, DM us. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Feel free to suggest ideas for #AutChat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see https://t.co/QrdW2e85Ey Every topic we've ever run: https://t.co/F56bZKXGAW We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while. |
| Helen Rottier @helenrottier RT @AMichaelCohn: @autchatmod A3: @autchatmod A3: Yes. Sometimes I get furiously annoyed / contemptuous at someone and I need to stop and ask: 1. Are they pushing one of my known buttons? 2. Am I comparing myself to them and feeling ashamed / inferior? ... #AutChat |
| Zoë 🦇 @ExogeologyRocks @autchatmod A4 part 3: I don't generally bother trying to tone down my positive emotional reactions, which (1) contributes to people thinking I'm intense and (2) makes for some embarrassing poses in birthday photos. That's not too bad. I can live with those repercussions! #AutChat |
| Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr @slooterman My problem is that in a lot of cases, I'll determine that it IS worth getting visibly upset over something. But I know it won't do any good because nobody will understand why I'm upset. So then I just keep it to myself. #AutChat A4 |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist A4: Time, solitude, as much quiet as I can manage, stims. Sometimes if sensory overload isn't part of why I'm having the reaction to begin w, music can be helpful. Medication has helped in the past. #AutChat |
| Cass is not exactly functional lately @JustGrist A4: Unfortunately, intense positive emotional responses are much less common for me bc of depression. For that reason, I almost never find myself having to regulate them. #AutChat |
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